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What kind of otaku are you?

Cara Clegg 

Fed up with the overly broad usage of the word ‘otaku’, one Japanese Twitterer decided to divide otaku up into six different categories with varying levels and types of obsession. From the humble fan to the god of nerds, where do you fit in?


1. ‘Contents’ supporter

The word ‘contents’ is used in Japanese to refer to merchandise.

You collect the derivatives of your favourite works such as official novelizations, manga, and DVDs. In other words, you are a ‘fan’.

stats

• 39,100Piglets in Japan that have been killed during an outbreak of the Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea virus
• 15 years, 9 monthsAge of Minami Katsu, who last month became the youngest ever winner on the Japan LPGA tour
• 81Percent of Japanese companies that say they expect to earn higher profits this year, according to a news-service survey

UPWARD & ONWARD

• Officials with the health ministry have banned the online sale of five erectile dysfunction drugs.
• LDP secretary general Shigeru Ishiba said the government’s new doctrine of collective self-defense may apply in military conflicts “on the other side of the globe.”
• Princess Aiko, the only child of Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess Masako, was among the 200 new students who enrolled last month at Gakushuin Girls’ Junior High School in Toshima-ku.
• Sentence of the Week: “Several images for new Japanese school textbooks showing children doing potentially dangerous activities—such as climbing a tree in short sleeves—were edited during screening to make the activities appear safer, it has been learned.” (via Mainichi Japan)

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Viewers target NHK chief Momii

BY KAZUAKI NAGATA

STAFF WRITER

Demanding the immediate resignation of controversial NHK Chairman Katsuto Momii, a group of citizens launched a campaign Thursday calling for viewers to stop paying the NHK subscription fee.

The group, called NHK wo Kanshi Gekirei Suru Shichosha Community (roughly, a Viewers’ Community to Monitor and Encourage NHK), said in a statement that it kicked off the six-month campaign because Momii, whose contentious remarks on wartime history angered the public and Japan’s neighbors since he assumed the top post in January, refuses to step down. It was not immediately clear where the group was based or how big it is.

The group warned NHK that if Momii does not resign by the end of April, its members would freeze their payments for six months.